The DIY Emergency Food Storage Kit Cookbook

The DIY Emergency Food Storage Kit Cookbook describes how to assemble an emergency food stock for four people consisting of 3 days of meals, snacks and desserts from shelf stable items available in most supermarkets. The book describes how to store these delicious foods for up to a year, and provides 16 recipes with cooking instructions. A shopping list is included to help you prepare. More

The first section briefly discusses how to select appropriate containers for storing food and water, how to organize meals inside of those containers, and where to best store foods to maximize food quality. The second section consists of menus, recipes, preparation instructions, and service instructions. There are 3 days worth of breakfasts, lunches, snacks, dinners and desserts that can be prepared from limited cooking facilities, such as a self contained butane burner.

Thomas Rota spends most of his time in Mexico with his wife and dog on a sailboat that they've been building for an eternity. While preparing for hurricane season, he thought it might be helpful to share a few tips, tricks and recipes with fellow eaters around the world. He enjoys eating, sailing, reading, cooking, building things, backpacking and just about everything else.